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Weekly Blog Roundup August 23-27

August 27th, 2010

Happy Friday Readers! Check out what we talked about on End the Neglect this week!

  1. The Global Network got an awesome opportunity to showcase a 15 second spot on the CBS Superscreen in New York City! Check out the video and join Alyssa Milano and Text “LIFE” to 30644 to End The Neglect!
  2. Our wonderful communications/grassroots intern Linda shared her experience in  Honduras as a student volunteer working on construction projects for impovrished communities.
  3. We got a little clinical when discussing Lymphatic Filariasis in our second “Worm of the Week” installment.
  4. We got excited about the 30th anniversary of smallpox eradication!
  5. Alanna Shaikh talked sandflies and giant sores, with a great article on  leishmaniasis, a horrific neglected tropical disease threatening 350 million men, women and children in 88 countries!
  6. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also had some great articles about smallpox this week, so we were excited to reprint them here for your reading pleasure!

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The Global Network Takes On New York City’s Times Square!

August 23rd, 2010

Happy Monday readers!

We have some exciting news to share with you! The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases was given the exciting opportunity to showcase a short video on the CBS Super Screen in bustling New York City’s Times Square. The video will run for 15 seconds of every hour, 18 hours a day for 60 days —receiving in excess of 1.5 million viewers daily!

Take a look at the video below (also embedded in the sidebar on the right) and join our Global Network Ambassador Alyssa Milano by texting “LIFE” to 30644 to learn more on how you can help End the Neglect.

P.S.  If you happen to be in New York, wandering through Times Square (particularly on 42nd St. between 7th and 8th Ave)  and see our video on the CBS Super Screen , take a photo, send it in and we’ll post it!

 

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World Mosquito Day

August 20th, 2010

By: Nathaniel Wolf, Sabin Vaccine Institute

August 20th is World Mosquito Day.  In 1897, Sir Ronald Ross looked at a mosquito under a microscope and saw that it looked really cool up close.  He declared August 20th World Mosquito Day and said we should be nice to mosquitoes, if only one day a year. 

Not really.  What Dr. Ross discovered was the link between mosquitoes and transmission of malaria.  He declared World Mosquito Day so that people would become educated about the life cycle of malaria, and in 1902 he won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for it.   In spite of this discovery, today the disease continues to be a threat to approximately 2.85 billion people, afflicting 250 million people around the world and causing an estimated 1 million deaths annually.   

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Are Certain Global Health Initiatives Disrupting Basic Medical Care In Poor Countries?

August 19th, 2010

Women outside clinic in Gashora, Rwanda. Photo: Lindsay Wheeler

It’s hard to argue against the fact that there are many global health interventions that can go a long way toward the control and elimination of  many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Global health initiatives have become an intrinsic part of international aid policy.

At a low financial cost, single disease campaigns  in various countries like Rwanda, Burundi, Mali and Sierra Leone for instance, have seen success in deworming children and treating patients for schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, and trachoma.

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Reading List 8/12/10

August 12th, 2010

Hello readers! The news is buzzing with everything from today being UN International Youth Day to the on-going humanitarian crisis in Pakistan because of the massive floods.  We’re also reading about the global threat from the “other malaria,” and whether the ‘right to food’ should become a legal right in India.

  1.  Launching International Year of Youth, UN urges dialogue, respect across generations, UN News Center
  2. Massive scale-up needed in Pakistan flood relief operation, says UN, UN News Center
  3. Map reveals global threat from the ‘other malaria’, Rhiannon Smith, SciDev.net
  4. India Asks, Should Food Be a Right for the Poor? Jim Yardley, New York Times

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Posted in Global Development, Global Health, NTDs, Politics, Uncategorized, malaria, policy, poverty, reading list

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Council on Foreign Relations Introduces the Global Governance Monitor

August 12th, 2010

The Council on Foreign Relations recently released a new feature called the Global Governence Monitor on their website that tracks and evaluates multilateral efforts for the world’s most pressing challenges.

There is a specific public health section and if you look closely within the Matrix you will see that the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases is listed!

Here is a little more information about the Global Governance Monitor:

“The Global Governance Monitor is a tool that shows how the international community is doing in addressing the most daunting threats that it faces. For each issue area, the monitor provides:

  • a cinematic overview of the challenge, which explains why international cooperation is needed;
  • an interactive timeline that traces the world’s efforts to craft collective responses to the challenge;
  • an issue brief that evaluates the overall performance of the regime and suggests potential reforms to improve international cooperation;
  • a matrix that catalogs relevant international treaties, organizations, and initiatives;
  • an interactive map that details critical countries and groups; and
  • a resource guide for further information on the topic.”

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Gates Foundation Transitions The Living Proof Project to ONE

August 5th, 2010

Today the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made an important announcement.  A special project they launched, ‘The Living Proof Project: U.S. Investments in Global Health Are Working’ will now transfer over to the ONE Campaign.

The Living Proof Project was initially concieved to demonstrate successes in global health interventions worldwide. By sharing captivating stories of hope through a wide range of multimedia platforms, “Living Proof”emphasized that targeted interventions do save and improve lives afflicted by poverty and disease.

According to the official press announcement:

“ONE will expand The Living Proof Project to reach new audiences in more countries around an expanded set of development issues, including agriculture and access to clean water. ONE will also broaden The Living Proof Project beyond the U.S. to highlight the impact of European investments. The launch of this effort will include an event in London this fall featuring Bill and Melinda Gates. ONE will also collaborate closely with organizations working on the ground in developing countries to get the word out about the work they are doing to save lives and create opportunity.

With 2 million members globally and a record of creating cutting-edge advocacy campaigns, ONE will lead the next evolution of The Living Proof Project. ONE and its partners will incorporate The Living Proof Project content into their ongoing efforts to inspire and challenge people around the world to help secure long term, sustainable support from G8 and G20 nations for international development.”

We are excited by this news and look forward to seeing the dynamic ways that ONE will shape “Living Proof!” We also look forward to sharing and highlighting stories of optimism and progress here on End The Neglect!

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Announcing Dr. Neeraj Mistry as New Managing Director for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases!

July 19th, 2010

We have some very exciting news to share with our readers! We are pleased to announce that Dr. Neeraj Mistry has accepted the opportunity of serving as the Managing Director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Dr. Mistry will focus his talents on advocacy and resource mobilization efforts, creatively bringing likeminded groups and individuals together for the common purpose of controlling and eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

A South African national and public health physician, Dr. Mistry is experienced in global health policy and programming having worked in both developing and developed countries, the public and private sectors in clinical practice, health policy and social development. In the past year, he provided consulting services to international organizations including WHO, DFID and The Global Fund, prior to which he was a senior vice president in APCO Worldwide’s Washington DC office.

From 2001 to 2008, Dr. Mistry worked at the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (GBC) as a founding employee and vice president of knowledge, evaluation and performance where he led technical assistance to companies. In addition to technical assistance, Dr. Mistry provided substantive and strategic input to GBC’s regional offices and departments. He developed the Business AIDS Methodology (BAM™) and Best Practice AIDS Standard (BPAS™) and conceptualized and led GBC’s work on co-investment and public/private partnerships with PEPFAR and The Global Fund, where he also supports the technical review panel. Following the completion of his medical training at the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr. Mistry focused on HIV/AIDS, occupational health, family practice and sexual and reproductive health. Dr. Mistry also worked at the National Health Service (NHS) in London and in Merck & Co. Inc.’s public affairs for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

He also holds a Master’s degree in health policy and economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is currently reading for a Masters in Liberal Arts at Johns Hopkins.

We are looking forward to working with Dr. Mistry, and excited to see how his broad experience and background will strengthen the Global Network. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Mistry as he brings his energy and skills to the task of carrying out the Global Network’s important mission.

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World Population Day 2010!

July 12th, 2010

Yesterday, July 11th was World Population Day.

According to the United Nations Population Fund Website:

“This year World Population Day highlights the importance of data for development. The focus is on the 2010 round of the population and housing census, data analysis for development and UNFPA’s lead role in population and development.

Reliable data makes a difference, and the key is to collect, analyze and disseminate data in a way that drives good decision making. The numbers that emerge from data collection can illuminate important trends. What striking situation does research reveal in your country? What do the numbers tell you about progress toward meeting the MDGs? Are certain groups getting left behind?”

We encourage you to watch this great video by USAID on why population data matters!

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Posted in Africa, Global Development, Global Health, Latin America and the Caribbean, NTDs, Obama Administration, Politics, Public Health, U.S Government, Vaccine Diplomacy, Water and Sanitation, policy, poverty

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Global Network Joins Maternal Health Taskforce Partner Channel

July 6th, 2010

The Maternal Health Taskforce has launched a great new platform to highlight work that organizations worldwide are doing in the maternal health arena.

According to their website:

“It aims to bring you closer to one another and facilitate communication both within and beyond the maternal health community.

The Partner Channel provides a place where you can look forward to finding out what others in our field are doing, thinking, and planning. We envision the Channel becoming a forum for institutional knowledge sharing across a variety of sectors. We look forward to many new Partners from allied fields joining us to expand the maternal health dialogue. Together, we can broaden the reach and impact of maternal health information.”

The Global Network is the newest organization to join their partner channel.

Check out our page here!

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